Gabbeh
1996 · 75 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 3,799 VOTES · DIR. Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Overview
An elderly couple go about their routine of cleaning their gabbeh, while bickering gently with each other. Magically, a young woman appears, helping the two clean the rug. This young woman belongs to the clan whose history is depicted in the design of the gabbeh, and the rug recounts the story of the courtship of the young woman by a stranger from the clan.
Dialogue Timeline — 462 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:02 Kikina presents
00:01:13 Music: Houssein ALIZADEH
00:03:52 Why have you turned blue?
00:06:03 He followed our tribe like a shadow to take me away...
00:07:23 do you not have a suitor?
00:09:26 - Once five? - Five.
00:10:49 Now tell me
00:12:00 Yellow and red together in the sun...
00:14:49 You recognized me without my hat on!
00:16:02 Reza, you go there too. Go with Zinat.
00:17:26 Too late. Your guardian angel has passed away.
00:22:53 Anyone there?
00:24:41 - I'd never heard it before. - I wrote it last night.
00:25:46 No.
00:27:27 You are youth, you are a bud
00:33:14 Aladad's daughter, did you weave this gabbeh?
00:34:22 and my hair is turning grey, my heart is full of desire
00:39:02 so the water would not wash them away.
00:42:29 Child is color!
00:44:05 Your father won't see.
00:47:33 My sister Sholeh has disappeared.
01:00:05 Why won't you come? Tell me why!
01:07:00 Miss Gabbeh
01:09:23 and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed462
Dialogue density6.2 lines / min
First line00:00:02
Final line01:09:23
Production Record
DirectorMohsen Makhmalbaf
LanguagePersian
IMDb votes3,799